AACRAO |
American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions
Officers |
Provides professional development guidelines and voluntary
standards to be used by higher education officials
www.aacrao.org |
CGFNS |
Commission on Graduates of Foreign Nursing Schools |
Credentials evaluation organization
www.cgfns.org |
CWT |
Coursework Tool |
Validated tool developed & maintained by FSBPT to evaluate if
an FEPTs educational credentials are substantially equivalent to US CAPTE standards
Visit Page |
ETS |
Educational Testing Services |
Develops iBT TOEFL, TOEFL, TSE, TWE
www.ets.org |
FCCPT |
Foreign Credentialing Commission on Physical Therapy |
Credentials evaluation organization; also one of two
organizations recognized to evaluate credentials & provide certificates for H1B visas
www.fccpt.org |
FEPT |
Foreign educated physical therapist |
Physical therapists educated outside the US CAPTE-accredited
physical therapy system |
FES |
Foreign Educated Standards Committee |
This FSBPT committee recommends updates to the Coursework Tool (CWT). |
iBT TOEFL |
Internet-Based Test of English as a Foreign Language |
Online test of English language proficiency that is replacing
written TOEFL, TWE, TSE
www.toefl.org |
ICA |
International Credentialing Associates |
Credentials evaluation organization |
ICD |
International Consultants of Delaware |
Sub-organization of CGFNS that evaluates foreign educated PT
credentials
www.cgfns.org/sections/programs/icd |
IERF |
International Education Research Foundation |
Credentials evaluation organization
www.ierf.org |
NAFSA |
Association of International Educators |
Professional association of individuals advancing
international education and exchange
www.nafsa.org |
TOEFL |
Test of English as a Foreign Language |
English language proficiency test |
TSE |
Test of Spoken English |
English language proficiency test |
TWE |
Test of Written English |
English language proficiency test |
UT Austin |
University of Texas at Austin |
Credentials evaluation organization for the State of Texas
www.utexas.edu/student/giac |